Experts: Farmers prepare for a likely loss of revenue
With lower profits and tighter margins in the forecast for agriculture, financial experts report many farmers have prepared well for a possible loss of revenue.
BOAH extends poultry restriction, approves record rule
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) extended its prohibition on poultry comingling in the state through mid-September, during its regular quarterly meeting July 9.
Farmers, states mounting fight against new ‘Waters of U.S.’
Farmers across the nation are not backing down, choosing to take their fight to court in hopes of stopping the EPA’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule before it goes into effect at the end of 2015.
FBI agents have expanded their investigation in Ohio after smashing an alleged sophisticated slave labor ring they charge used smuggled Guatemalan teenagers, some as young as 14, who were forced to work 12-hour days, seven days a week on a series of large central Ohio egg farms.
Bill sent to Obama would update cotton contract deals
As is the case with many goods produced in the United States, agricultural commodities can be affected by global production – as cotton producers know too well.
International food aid talks could source food from local suppliers
Agricultural groups and shippers are pushing back against a White House plan that could deal U.S. farmers and shippers out of some international food aid programming.
Iowa shows in July and August to feature rare, classic tractors
Two Iowa antique threshing and plowing shows – one starting later this month and the other around mid-August – will feature some of the Midwest’s rarest and most classic tractors made and used in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
